This study aims to characterize the scientific groups of research in Nursing Education (GPEE) of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in Brazil. This is a documentary research, quantitative, descriptive retrospective, conducted by the curricular search of Lattes of all researchers who are part of the GPEE of all the above states, by searching the organization and production qualification of its scientific researchers according to Qualis/CAPES, the production of their scientific researchers. The period studied was between1995-2009 (the last five training of CAPES) included for analyzing scientific articles, books, book chapters, and full paper of conference proceedings. The results indicated that the Rio de Janeiro has highest number of production scientific article in Nursing Education, and with highlights of researchers with qualification of doctorate level. These states present historic factors and socio-economic environment to scientific development.